Formal brief

Brief a Country Expert

Complete Section A–C below. Provide anonymised case details only. Filing deadlines and funding structure are required for diary and Prior Authority planning.

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Anonymity & Data Protection

Do not include appellant names, Home Office personal details beyond redacted references, addresses, or other PII. Use Appellant AA (Country) or Matter of [Redacted] format. Compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 is mandatory.

Legal Aid Agency (LAA) Instructions Accepted

Reports can be prepared within standard LAA codified hourly rates or subject to Prior Authority applications for complex cases. Practitioners are encouraged to seek Prior Authority early where case complexity is likely to exceed standard hours.

Section A

Briefing Solicitor / Chambers

Briefing party type *

Fee earner name *

Firm / Chambers *

Contact email *

Direct telephone *

Section B

Tribunal Deadlines & Funding

Tribunal reference

e.g. PA/12345/2026 or HU/00000/2026

Home Office reference

Country of origin / target country *

Court / Tribunal tier *

Hearing date

Report filing deadline *

Funding structure *

Section C

Scope of Brief

Requested report type *

Full country conditions reportCPIN rebuttal / critiqueInternal relocation / Article 8 ECHR analysisAddendum reportOral testimony / tribunal attendance

Anonymised case briefing *

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I acknowledge that the expert's overriding duty is to the Court/Tribunal under CPR Part 35 (and FPR Part 25 where applicable), not to the instructing party. *I confirm all personally identifying information has been redacted in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. *